THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds: Signals (solo trumpet & tuba w/ brass; Roger Bobo, tuba); Wm Kraft: Encounters III (trumpet, percussion); Chou Wen-chung: Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni (solo trumpet, brass, perc.); Robert Henderson: Variation Movements (trumpet solo); Silvestre Revueltas: Two Little Serious Pieces (trumpet & woodwinds: Westwood Wind Quintet); Frank Campo: Times (trumpet solo); Meyer Kupferman: Fires of Prometheus (trumpet & piano). Stevens was solo trumpet with Los Angeles Philharmonic for 27 years. “Excellent pieces. Performances entertaining to incredible. Without a doubt, one of the world’s finest brass players.” American Record Guide

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Thomas Stevens was Principal Trumpet of the LA Philharmonic and was extremely active in the performance and recording of Twentieth Century Music for trumpet. He was heard in many premier performances and recordings of new works, many of which were written for him or by him. In 1986, Pierre Boulez invited him to work with the brass section of the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris. Mr. Stevens has been active as an educator and many of his ex-students occupy chairs in major symphony orchestras throughout the world.

Included on this CD are Roger Bobo, tuba; Michell Peters, percussion; members of the Westwood Wind Quintet and the Los Angeles Brass Society conducted by Robert Henderson.